One Life

‘Awork of imaginative sympathy, it is as successful as it is audacious …Clear, authentic and utterly engaging … Provides a microcosm for thechanges taking place on the world stage in the period spanned’

* Independent on Sunday *

‘Losingyour mother is a turning point in everyone’s life…Kate Grenville has translatedthat revelation into a totally mesmerising story which reads not like a memoir,but rather like a perfectly paced novel.’

* Australian Women’s Weekly *‘What a difficult thing it must have been to write, but what a treasure [Grenville] has given us…Evocative and fascinating, this brave and heartfelt tribute will appeal to anyone interested in their own family story, Australian history, or the lives of women.’ * Books & Publishing *‘Real life painted with with an almost fictional verve, it’s an intensely engaging portrait of a world in flux.’ * New Daily *‘The writing glides, egoless, through this one life that adapted to the massive changes of a century…I closed the book with regret, wanting more.’ * Monthly *‘[A] social history written with the storytelling skill of a novelist.’ * Australian *‘A very brave and loving recount of a daughter’s view of her mother’s history…A powerful piece of nonfiction, important equally for its capacity to capture one life as its ability to summarise that of an entire generation of women.’ * Lip Mag *‘There’s no denying that the story she has to tell makes for a compelling read…Kate Grenville’s recapitulation of her mother’s voice is in the end very moving.’ * Age *‘A gift to countless readers who will recognise their own experience, or their mother’s experience in these pages.’ * Australian Book Review *‘With her customary elegance and warmth, Kate Grenville has lovingly documented her mother’s life, capturing the aura of the times.
 I thoroughly enjoyed her engrossing story.’ * Chronicle *‘A tribute to a generation of tough Australian women whose stories have mostly been considered unworthy.’ * North and South *‘The sharing of this story of resilience, persistence and a mother’s enduring love will resonate across generations.’ * Good Reading *‘Once again, Grenville treats her readers to a brilliant read.’ * Australian Pharmacist *